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lessening

ADJECTIVE
decreasing
Synonyms
STRONG
abating declining depreciating diminishing dropping dwindling ebbing lightening lowering moderating narrowing plummeting plunging quieting sagging shrinking sinking slackening slowing slumping softening subsiding waning wasting weakening
WEAK
dying down fading away losing momentum shriveling up wearing down wearing off
NOUN
decrease
Synonyms
STRONG
decline discount reduction shrinkage
Antonyms
STRONG
increase rise

Example Sentences

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It is one way of lessening that stressful situation of putting out a game, especially for a smaller studio with fewer people to test it.

From BBC • Apr. 21, 2026

What matters now is whether oil comes down and stays there, taking the pressure off inflation and lessening the need for interest-rate hikes, said Privorotsky.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 8, 2026

The data-storage industry has consolidated in recent years, lessening the competitive pressures on Western Digital.

From Barron's • Jan. 30, 2026

One way of lessening that impact is to do what the Fed does.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 11, 2025

We made our way around the edge of the meadow, keeping low, and saw, with the lessening of the rain, men moving about up at the house.

From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson